Statistical
/stəˈtɪstɪkəl/noun
Relating to the collection, analysis, interpretation, or presentation of numerical data.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from the same Latin root as “state,” so “statistical” began as a term for statecraft and public administration before becoming the language of data.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sta-
“to stand, make stand, cause to stand”
Latin
Latin
status
“a standing, position, condition; state”
Late Latin
Latin
statisticus
“of state affairs or government”
18th Century
German
Statistik
“the study of the political state and its resources”
18th Century
French
statistique
“relating to statecraft and public administration”
18th Century
English
statistical
“pertaining to statistics; later, relating to numerical data and its analysis”